Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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